Should I remove Glary Utilities?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
21% remove it79% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,666
United States Rank #7,708
Reach 0.0538%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.70 days
374.78 days >
Average installed length: 196.92 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
4.0.0.53 |
90.86% |
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4.0.0.50 |
9.14% |
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Glary Utilities 4.0
What is Glary Utilities?
Glary Utilities is a program that contains system tools and utilities to fix, speed up and maintain PCs. The disk cleaner removes junk data from the disks and recovers disk space. The startup manager manages programs which run automatically on startup. Tracks Eraser erases all the traces, evidences, cookies, Internet history and more.
Overview
The most common release is 4.0.0.53, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named integrator.exe. The setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 30.66 MB (32,145,486 bytes). The installed file CheckUpdate.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: www.glarysoft.com/?scr=client
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\glary utilities 4
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 4\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 30.66 MB
Files installed by Glary Utilities 4.0
Program executable: | integrator.exe |
Name: | Glary Utilities |
| Glary Utilities 4 |
Path: | C:\Program Files\glary utilities 4\integrator.exe |
MD5: | cae6ae38facab32c98a0e8df944a53c9 |
Additional files:
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BootTime.dll - Glary Utilities 3 (BootTime Dynamic Linked Library)
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GridMap.ocx - GridMap Control
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Backup.dll - Glary Utilities (Backup Library)
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BottDefrag.dll - BottDefrag Library
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CheckDisk.dll - CheckDisk Library
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CheckDisk.exe - Glary Utilities CheckDisk
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CheckUpdate.dll - CheckUpdate Library
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CheckUpdate.exe - Glary Utilities CheckUpdate
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cmm.exe - cmm
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Config.dll
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ContextHandler.dll - Context Menu Handler
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DiskAnalysis.exe - DiskAnalyzsis
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DiskCleaner.dll - DiskCleaner Library
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DiskCleaner.exe - Glary Utilities DiskCleaner
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DiskDefrag.exe - Disk Defragmenter
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DriverBackup.exe - Driver Backup/Restore
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dupefinder.exe - Find DupeFile
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EmptyFolderFinder.exe - EmptyFolderFinder
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EncryptExe.exe - File Decrypter
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fileencrypt.exe - File Encrypter and Decrypter
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FileScanFilter.dll - FileScanFilter Library
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filesplitter.exe - File Splitter and Joiner
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FileUndelete.exe - FileUndelete
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gusetup.exe - Glary Utilities Setup
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iehelper.exe - Browser Assistant
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Initialize.exe - Glary Utilities Initialize
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joinExe.exe - File Joiner
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languages.dll - Language Library
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LockDll.dll - LockDll Library
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Log.dll - Log Library
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memdefrag.exe - Memory Defrager
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Memfiles.dll - Memfiles Library
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MemfilesService.exe - Glary Memfiles Service
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ObjectAdmin.dll - ObjectAdmin Library
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CheckDiskProgress.exe - Glary Utilites (Check Disk Progress)
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gsd.exe - SecurelyDelete (Securely Delete Files)
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autodll.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- ContextHandler.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'Glary Utilities 3' with a class of {B3C418F8-922B-4faf-915E-59BC14448CF7}.
3 Scheduled Tasks
- DiskDefrag.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DiskDefrag' (runs daily at 18:00).
- CheckUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GlaryUpdate 4' (runs daily at 10:00).
- Integrator.exe is scheduled as a task named 'GU4SkipUAC'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- DiskDefrag.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Disk Speedup.
- Initialize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GlaryInitialize 4.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Integrator.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'New startup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 4\Integrator.exe".
- memdefrag.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Glary Memory Optimizer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Glary Utilities 4\memdefrag.exe /autostart.
How do I remove Glary Utilities?
You can uninstall Glary Utilities from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Glary Utilities 4.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Glary Utilities.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 21%
Keep it 79%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.98% |
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Windows 10 |
20.74% |
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Windows XP |
9.80% |
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Windows Vista |
8.48% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.03% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.68% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.91% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.53% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.44% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.91% |
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Geography
45.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
45.46% |
France |
9.49% |
Italy |
5.94% |
United Kingdom |
5.20% |
Germany |
3.88% |
Canada |
2.72% |
Brazil |
2.64% |
Netherlands |
2.23% |
Spain |
1.82% |
Sweden |
1.65% |
Australia |
1.24% |
Belgium |
0.99% |
Japan |
0.99% |
Russia |
0.91% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
26.74% |
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Dell |
25.63% |
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Acer |
16.30% |
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ASUS |
10.13% |
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Toshiba |
5.54% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.75% |
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Lenovo |
2.69% |
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American Megatrends |
2.53% |
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Intel |
2.22% |
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Samsung |
2.22% |
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Sahara |
1.27% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.08% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.18% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.42% |
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ASUS All Series |
1.90% |
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Dell Dell System XPS L7... |
1.90% |
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Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
1.90% |
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About (from Glarysoft Ltd)
Glarysoft Ltd is a professional software developing company aiming multimedia,system and network applications.
Publisher URL: www.glarysoft.com